Gero Exam questions with verified
answers to pass graded A+
Most older adults have at least one disability - correct answer ✔✔False
Between 10-20% percent of adults are diagnosed with mild to severe depression - correct
answer ✔✔True
The most chronic illness among older adults is heart problems - correct answer ✔✔False
Hypertension
60% older adults
The concept of health transition captures the interplay between - correct answer ✔✔individual
and societal factors that shape our health as we age
Morbidity compression is the tendency for the onset of disease to be compressed into a shorter
period at the end of life - correct answer ✔✔True
Research suggests that the baby boomers are healthier than previous generations in health
status and health behaviours - correct answer ✔✔False
Longevity is due to genetics, social resources, and health lifestyles experiences throughout life -
correct answer ✔✔True
The social determinants of health are factors that operate over the life course and include socio-
economic status, living conditions, and social support - correct answer ✔✔True
, Physical activity levels have dropped significantly over the last two decades for older adults -
correct answer ✔✔False
At least one-quarter of older adults do not comply with medication instructions - correct answer
✔✔True
Starting in 2023, the age of eligibility for old age security benefits will gradually increase to age -
correct answer ✔✔67 from 65, with full transition completed by 2029
Which of the following is INCORRECT? - correct answer ✔✔There is a decreased education and
labour force participation among women
Which of the following is INCORRECT ? - correct answer ✔✔The most dramatic shrinkage in
Canadas labour force has already happened
Those most likely to work past 65 include all of the following, except those with: - correct
answer ✔✔Less education
Older workers are defined by most government agencies as those over the age of: - correct
answer ✔✔45
Which of the following is TRUE? - correct answer ✔✔The income security system is more
generous to those at or near the bottom of the socio-economic scale
In total almost one third of all older adults (65+) in Canada reside in which combination of the
following Canadian cities? - correct answer ✔✔Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal
Lawton's ecological model of aging predicts that someone prematurely confined to a nursing
home with little contact will experience: - correct answer ✔✔High competence and weak
environmental press
answers to pass graded A+
Most older adults have at least one disability - correct answer ✔✔False
Between 10-20% percent of adults are diagnosed with mild to severe depression - correct
answer ✔✔True
The most chronic illness among older adults is heart problems - correct answer ✔✔False
Hypertension
60% older adults
The concept of health transition captures the interplay between - correct answer ✔✔individual
and societal factors that shape our health as we age
Morbidity compression is the tendency for the onset of disease to be compressed into a shorter
period at the end of life - correct answer ✔✔True
Research suggests that the baby boomers are healthier than previous generations in health
status and health behaviours - correct answer ✔✔False
Longevity is due to genetics, social resources, and health lifestyles experiences throughout life -
correct answer ✔✔True
The social determinants of health are factors that operate over the life course and include socio-
economic status, living conditions, and social support - correct answer ✔✔True
, Physical activity levels have dropped significantly over the last two decades for older adults -
correct answer ✔✔False
At least one-quarter of older adults do not comply with medication instructions - correct answer
✔✔True
Starting in 2023, the age of eligibility for old age security benefits will gradually increase to age -
correct answer ✔✔67 from 65, with full transition completed by 2029
Which of the following is INCORRECT? - correct answer ✔✔There is a decreased education and
labour force participation among women
Which of the following is INCORRECT ? - correct answer ✔✔The most dramatic shrinkage in
Canadas labour force has already happened
Those most likely to work past 65 include all of the following, except those with: - correct
answer ✔✔Less education
Older workers are defined by most government agencies as those over the age of: - correct
answer ✔✔45
Which of the following is TRUE? - correct answer ✔✔The income security system is more
generous to those at or near the bottom of the socio-economic scale
In total almost one third of all older adults (65+) in Canada reside in which combination of the
following Canadian cities? - correct answer ✔✔Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal
Lawton's ecological model of aging predicts that someone prematurely confined to a nursing
home with little contact will experience: - correct answer ✔✔High competence and weak
environmental press
